TALLAHASSEE, Florida -- Right after a group of FAMU football players completed a conditioning drill of running steps inside Bragg Stadium, they gathered in a circle.Kicker Chase Varnadore pushed his way close to the center.
The former Florida High standout praised the effort of his teammates under the blazing sun, igniting what resembled the kind of celebration that follows a win.
"I always tell them it's not supposed to be easy," Varnadore said. "If it were easy, everybody would do it."
"During the season when we are down by seven points or 14 points in the third quarter, that's not easy. It's going to be hard to fight your way back into the game, so I feel like this is just preparing us for the season."
While that is the primary intent of the offseason workouts, it certainly is unusual to see a kicker taking charge and establishing himself as a leader.
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